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All-State Prep Teams Announced

Manchester, NH

The Prep School Hockey Coaches of NH announced their 2016-17 All-State selections for both the boys and girls divisions. The eight prep schools in New Hampshire are: Brewster Academy; Holderness School; Kimball Union Academy; New Hampton School; Phillips Exeter Academy; Proctor Academy; St. Paul’s School and Tilton School.

Mike Walsh, head coach of Proctor Academy said “we are pleased to continue our partnership with the NH Legends of Hockey”. The Legends have provided certificates signed by their President John Normand and Executive Director, Jim Hayes. The certificates should be mailed to the Athletic Directors next week.

Click here to view Boy’s and Girl’s All-State Teams

Tournament Results for NH Schools

Boy’s Hockey

Regular season records had Kimball Union (30-5-2), Phillips Exeter Academy (23-7-1), Proctor Academy (16-11-1), New Hampton School (18-13-1), Tilton School (17-12-1) and Holderness School (15-13-1) all advanced to NEPSAC post-season tournaments.

Proctor beat Tilton 7-3 in the Lakes Region championship and advanced to the NEPSAC quarterfinals, before losing to Avon Old Farms. Proctor ended their season with an overall record of 16-12-1.

Meanwhile, for the first time in 35 years, the Kimball Union Academy boys’ varsity hockey team captured the New England Prep School Championship Elite 8 Championship, courtesy of a 6-2 win over Rivers at St. Anselm College in Manchester. KUA won the inaugural NEPSAC Elite-8 Title back in 1982, and this victory marks the second time that the Wildcats have been crowned the best high school hockey team in New England.

Coach Tim Whitehead and his team ended their remarkable season with an overall record of 32-5-2.

All New England Team
East 1st Team
Casey Careau – Thayer Academy
Jay O’Brien – Thayer Academy
Michael Lombardi – Kimball Union
Jack Rathbone – Dexter School
Reilly Walsh – Proctor Academy
Logan Bateman – Holderness School

East 2nd Team
Christian O’Neill – Belmont Hill
Neil Shea – Lawrence Academy
Timmy Kent – Lawrence Academy
Eric Jeremiah – St. Sebastian’s School
Mike Young – Rivers School
Aidam Murphy – Dexter School

Girl’s Hockey

After beating KUA (2-1) in the Lakes Region playoffs, New Hampton ended as this year’s season and playoff Champions for the Fourth straight year. The Lakes Region final standings were: New Hampton; Kimball Union; Proctor; Vermont; Holderness, Tilton and Brewster.

NEPSAC DI Playoffs
#5 St. Paul’s traveled to #4 New Hampton for the New England Quarterfinal game. New Hampton won the game 2-1 in OT to advance to the semis.

New Hampton went on to beat Loomis (3-2) and Kent in the Finals (3-1) to win their first ever New England Championship. Also, the championship MVP went to New Hampton’s defensemen Cayla Barnes.

NEPSAC DII Playoffs
KUA #4 hosted Thayer #5 in the New England Quarterfinal game but ended up
losing 5-1.

2017 All-NEPSAC DI Teams
NEPSGIHA Div. I Player of the Year: Cayla Barnes – New Hampton School

All-NEPSAC First Team:
Gillis Frechette – St. Paul’s School
Cayla Barnes – New Hampton School

Div. I Honorable Mention Team:
Finley Frechette – St. Paul’s School
Savanah Norcross – New Hampton School

2017 All-NEPSGIHA Div. II Teams

All-NEPSAC First Team:
Greta Close – Kimball Union Academy

Honorable Mention Team:
Julia Surgenor – Kimball Union Academy
Haley Parker – Proctor Academy
AnnMargaret DiSciscio – Tilton School
Kiara Vazquez – Proctor Academy

Bauer Hockey and SportsForLife

Bauer Hockey and SportsForLife Bring
Learn-to-Play Hockey Program to New Hampshire

Affordable Initiative Provides An Easy Way To Try Hockey

While Ensuring An Exceptional First Experience

EXETER, N.H. – March 3, 2016 – Bauer Hockey, the world’s leading manufacturer of ice hockey equipment, and the SportsForLife Foundation announced today a fun, new and innovative learn-to-play hockey program for New Hampshire children and families. Located at The Rinks at Exeter, this new program is designed to ensure an exceptional first experience in the sport for boys and girls ages 6-10.

“In 2012 we launched a global initiative to grow the game,” said Rich Wuerthele, Executive Vice President, Bauer Hockey, which is headquartered in Exeter. “We’ve had tremendous success building a national program in Canada that is in more than 100 communities. Our New Hampshire program includes many of the key components that made the Canadian program a success, especially its focus on a fun experience, and is an important addition to the current offerings for hockey players.”

The New Hampshire program offers two options to welcome families and children to hockey. For $49, the first option includes a welcome event, three on-ice sessions and head-to-toe BAUER equipment to use during each session. The second option, which is $199, includes the same welcome event, 12 on-ice sessions and head-to-toe BAUER equipment the player can keep. If a player completes the $49 program and would like to continue in the longer option, he or she can pay the difference to join the remaining nine sessions and keep the BAUER gear.

The on-ice sessions in Exeter will be organized by Bauer Hockey in partnership with SportsForLife, a Portsmouth foundation dedicated to positively impacting the lives of children through athletic opportunities. As players complete the 12 on-ice sessions, a transitional program will be available for players who want to keep playing but are not ready to commit to a full winter season. The Rinks at Exeter will organize these transitional programs to ensure a reasonable commitment for new-to-hockey families.

“We are very excited to partner with the world’s leading hockey brand and The Rinks at Exeter to provide athletes with the opportunity to try such an amazing sport,” said John St.Pierre, Managing Director of the SportsForLife Foundation. “The sport of hockey develops great character, strength and leadership skills. Our goal is to impact the lives of children in the community by providing them with this opportunity.”

This new program is based on the model of The First Shift, a global learn-to-play initiative created by Bauer Hockey and Hockey Canada and focused on families who have never played hockey before. Designed to ease families into hockey and ensure a fun experience, The First Shift began with four pilot programs in 2012 and has expanded into more than 100 communities across Canada.

Post-program surveys show that 86 percent of participants in The First Shift continued playing hockey, and 100 percent of parents said their children had fun and would recommend the program to other families.

A key component of The First Shift’s success is the welcome event hosted prior to each program. The welcome events offer registered kids and families a chance to learn more about the program, get expertly sized for their equipment and receive their BAUER gear.

The welcome event for the New Hampshire program will be held on March 9 at 6 p.m. at The Rinks at Exeter, which is located at 40 Industrial Drive, Exeter. The on-ice sessions run from March 21-May 31.

Families with questions about the program should contact Peter Tufts at the Rinks at Exeter or visit www.TheRinksAtExeter.com.

ABOUT BAUER HOCKEY

Bauer Hockey is the world’s most recognized designer, marketer and manufacturer of hockey equipment. Founded in Kitchener, Ontario in 1927, Bauer Hockey developed the first skate with a blade attached to a boot, forever changing the game of hockey. Since then, Bauer Hockey has continued to develop the most sought after products in the industry, including the widely successful SUPREME, VAPOR and NEXUSlines of products. Performance Sports Group Ltd., the parent company of Bauer Hockey, is a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange whose affiliates market products under the BAUER, MISSION, MAVERIK, CASCADE, INARIA, COMBAT and EASTON brand names. Performance Sports Group is a member of the Russell 2000 and 3000 Indexes, as well as the S&P/Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index. For more information, visit Bauer Hockey’s website at www.BAUER.com

MEDIA INQUIRIES

Tory Mazzola

Sr. Manager, Corporate Communications

Performance Sports Group and Bauer Hockey

Phone: 603-430-2111

SportsForLife Foundation

info@sports4life.org

Congratulations to the Champs

HOCKEY CHAMPIONS CROWNED

On Saturday, the NHIAA crowned their four State Champions, and we’d like to congratulate them.

In the Girls Division, Hanover beat Berlin Gorham 4-1. It was their 7th straight championship and 8th in 9 years.

In Division III, Berlin Gorham edged Belmont Gilford 2-1. It was their first championship (at any level) in forty years.

In Division II, Windham snuck by Bow by the score of 4-3. It was the first state championship for Windham.

And in Division I, Bedford knocked off top ranked Bishop Guertin 4-3. It was the first championship for Bedford in Division I after winning three in a row in Division II.

ALL-STATE

On Sunday afternoon, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) and the Rinks of Exeter hosted both boys Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games. The 2:00 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II, while the 2:30 pm game Division III did the same.

For the sixth straight year, those senior players in attendance who had been selected for All-State recognition by the NH High School Hockey Coaches Association received a framed All-State certificate from the Legends. Certificates for those underclassmen and girls recipients not in attendance were taken by team mates or coaches in attendance for disbursement.

Congratulations to the following Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year for each division.

Girls Division – Matti Hartman of Hanover and Coach Kelli Braley of Souhegan
Division I – Justin Pearson of Bishop Guertin and Coach Jim Tufts of Exeter
Division II – Doug Champagne of Bow and Coach Matt Davis of Merrimack
Division III – Caleb Drouin of Belmont-Gilford and Coach Mike Poulin of Berlin-Gorham

Click here to view complete listing of the 2015-16 All-State teams.

All-Star Results / All-State Teams Announced

Exeter, NH – Last Saturday afternoon, at the Rinks of Exeter, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey (“Legends”) hosted both Senior All-Star Classic Hockey games. The 1:00 pm game featured the very best players from Division I and II, while the 1:30 pm game was for Division III players only.

Seniors were selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association. At the conclusion of each game, a reception hosted by the Legends took place in the lobby of the Rinks of Exeter for players and their families. Click here to view 1:00 Rosters and here for the 1:30 Rosters

 

Players gather after the 1:00 pm Senior All-Star game.

At the conclusion of each game, all Senior players were announced individually and received a certificate for their participation of the Senior All-Star Classic from John Normand Vice President of the Legends.

Ryan Damren (10) Lebanon skates the puck away from Ben Acker (7) Hanover and Justin Jewell (13) Spaulding.

Those Senior players in attendance who had been selected for All-State recognition by the NH High School Hockey Coaches Association each received a framed All-State certificate from the Legends.

President Greg Moffett, Executive Director Jim Hayes and Vice President John Normand.

For the fifth straight year, the Legends provided framed certificates for each member of the various All-State teams. In addition, for each division, the Legends awards certificates to the Player-of-the-Year and Coach-of-the-Year. Click on each Division to view the list of this year’s All-State recipients for Girls, Division I, Division II and Division III. Certificates for those underclassmen and girls recipients not in attendance were taken by team mates or coaches in attendance for disbursement.

Division I Player of the Year – Paul Antkowiak of Salem with John Normand

Many thanks to the following DI and DII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a great one. Jim Tufts – Exeter; Jerry Manchester – Windham; Kurt Mithoefer, Matt Davis – Merrimack; Gary Smith – Lebanon; Steve Riker – Dover; Mark McGinn – Salem; Gary Bishop – Bishop Guertin and Paul George of Spaulding.

In addition, many thanks to the following DIII coaches for their time and effort to help make this event a successful one. Michael Lane – Kennett; Jay Londer – Belmont-Gilford; Dave Saball – Belmont-Gilford; Denis Kolehmainen – John Stark-Hopkinton; Matt Thompson – West; Chuck Yeager – Moultonborough-Inter Lakes; Dan Belliveau – Souhegan and Kevin Merrick of Sanborn.

Participating players from only the 1:00 pm game were eligible to be selected by the New Hampshire High School Hockey Coaches Association for the Annual Make-A-Wish team. That game against Vermont is scheduled for June 26-27 at the University of Vermont. Those players will be contacted shortly. Click here to view roster. In addition, the list should be posted on the Coaches Association website.

Now for the game recap. Two large crowds of family members and friends watched the Red All-Stars and White All-Stars in the 1:00 pm game and light, dark in the 1:30 game. To view rosters, click team names to left.

A random drawing took place for each game and selected was Andrew Stevens from the first game and Erik Leger from the second. Each player won a Bauer composite stick of a standard stock pattern of their choice. They should contact our Executive Director Jim Hayes hayes743@comcast.net with their choice.

1:00 pm All-Star Game
The highlight of the first period featured perfect goaltending by Zane Angelopoulus (Team Red 14 saves) and Matt Brewster (Team White 10 saves) which thwarted the All-Star scorers.

In the second period Kyle Svenson gave Team White the lead on assists from Soucy and Burgess. It didn’t take long to even the score as Kyle Nagri scored with helpers from Antkowiak and Monahan. White retook the lead on a goal from Devon Sprague with assists going to Jacob and Stephens. Team Red then scored three straight on goals from Dakota Pidgeon, Ryan Damren and Casey Glynn. Team White rebounded with a goal by Cam Crowley to close out the scoring after two periods with Red holding a slim 4-3 lead. Brandan Mackenzie made four saves for Team Red while Sam Macdonald stopped 8 for Team White.

In the third stanza, Brett Silva scored for Team Red assisted by Palker and Devito and late in the period The Red Team struck again as Jin Kim closed out the scoring for a 6-3 final score. Mike Doyan made 7 saves for Team Red in the third while Brendan Murphy stopped 5 for Team White.

Andrew Putney (9) Manchester Memorial and Asa Palker (7) Bedford of Team Red battle for puck with Jeremy Duhamel (18) Bow

1:30 pm All-Star Game
The Dark All-Stars overmatched the Light All-Stars by the final score of 8-4. This game consisted of two halves with a skills competition at the break. In the first half, Team Light took a 3-2 lead into the break, Kyle Kolehmainen, Alec Medic and Matthew Pickman provided the goals while Team Dark had a pair of goals from Cooper Bourque. Brayden Harriman played the entire game and made 36 total stops while Bobby Davis stopped 15 for Team Dark.

In the second half, Andrew D’Amour struck first for Team Dark to even the score at 3 all. Less than a minute later, Tristan Rowe scored for Team Light to give them the lead again. However, another goal by D’Amour, two by Robby Moody and another by Zack Allard ended the day’s scoring. Josh Kondrat made 15 saves for Team Dark in the second half.

Players gather after the 1:30 Senior All-Star game

All photos were taken by Matt Parker Photos. To view all photos from the doubleheader, click HERE to view and or purchase.

More About New Hampshire Legends of Hockey
The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey, a New Hampshire non-profit organization, is dedicated to preserving New Hampshire’s ice hockey history, maintaining the state’s Hockey Hall of Fame, and promoting the sport to New Hampshire’s youth. “In keeping with our mission, the Legends is proud to celebrate the achievements of our talented high school and prep school athletes, who represent the future of the sport,” said Greg Moffett, President of the Legends.

“The Legends recognizes the important role high school hockey plays in the state’s rich ice hockey history,” said Jim Hayes, Legends Executive Director. “In addition to supporting high school hockey with various events, we have compiled and documented the results of all high school hockey championship games – and coaching records – dating back to the 1946-47 season.” To access this information, simply click on the High School Archives link at our website: www.nhlegendsofhockey.com.

The Legends actively solicits historical, hockey-related artifacts for preservation and display to the general public. The Legends online museum catalogs the state’s hockey history and heritage gathered from periodicals, game film, trophies, photos, uniforms, other clothing, etc. The museum is searchable by the number of fields such as team, player, jerseys etc. While there are several hundred photos currently available for viewing, new ones are added on a ongoing basis, so be sure to check back frequently. For more information on the Legends of Hockey, visit our web site at nhlegendsofhockey.com.

2013 Prep School All-State Teams Announced

Manchester, NH – May 17, 2013

The Prep School Hockey Coaches of NH announced their 2012-13 All-State selections for both the boys and girls divisions. The eight prep schools in New Hampshire are: Brewster Academy; Holderness School; Kimball Union Academy; New Hampton School; Phillips Exeter Academy; Proctor Academy; St. Paul’s School and Tilton School.

Certificate shown above is Senior Forward Nick Roberto of Kimball Union Academy.

Dana Barbin, long time head coach of Phillips Exeter said “we are extremely pleased to continue our partnership with the NH Legends of Hockey”. The Legends have provided framed certificates for each recipient of both of boys and girls teams.

 

Certificate shown above is Senior Forward Nick Roberto of Kimball Union Academy.

Click on year to view 2012-13 All State Teams

2013 Senior All-Star Games Entertaining

Senior All-Star Classic
Last Saturday night the Third Annual Senior All-Star Classic was held at the Douglas N. Everett Arena in Concord. A terrific game was played and a very large crowd of family members watched the Red All-Stars and White All-Stars. To view rosters, click here.

2013 Senior All-Star Game in Concord. Shown battling for the puck is # 9 Eathan Pollack of Memorial with #10 John Gomes of Londonderry.

The two teams were selected by the Coaches Association from Divisions I, II and III. Each team used all three goaltenders: For White, Brett Glendye of Merrimack started the game before giving way to Nic Phair of Salem and then to Matt Marchman of Pinkerton. Kurt Mitchell of Bedford (White) broke the scoreless tie in the middle frame on assists from Chris O’Hara and Cullen Willey, both of Bedford. Netminders for the Red All-Stars were starter Ryan Slatky of Trinity, Brennan Young of Oyster River and James Montgomery of Hanover. Ryan Sullivan of Winnacunnet scored late in the contest on assists from Eli Cobb of Dover and Chris Lovell of Bishop Guertin.

From these players, the Coaches Association will select one team to represent New Hampshire in the Annual Make A Wish game and players will be notified by the coaches. However, when we receive the announcement, we will send out an enewsletter. The game is scheduled for Saturday July 13, 2013 and will be played at the University of Vermont in Burlington. Teams will wear the NH of Legends of Hockey uniforms which were worn in Concord.

Legends President Roland Olivier congratulates Austin Sprague of Central. Olivier presented Austin with his First Team All-State Award along with the Player of the Year Award for Division I from the NH Legends of Hockey. The All-State Awards were selected by the High School Coaches Association.

Action photographs were taken by Jim Paiva. To view and/or purchase, please visit
click here.

In addition, exact replica Kamazu jerseys worn in today’s’ game (shown in top photo) are available for purchase through Brine – ESC Team Sports here in Concord for the players in both games. Jerseys are available in RED version only, with the number of your choice and name plate on the back. Order must be placed after Wednesday 20 and before Saturday, March 30, 2013. Go to Brine Everett Sports website after Wednesday at www.brineteamsales.com then click on the Brine Team Sales apparel site. For reference, sizes worn in today’s game were as follows: 1,30,31 All Goalie Cut; 2-11 XL and 12-21 L. Cost of the jersey is $82.00 plus shipping if necessary. Use CC or your paypal account. If you have any questions, call Bob Palisi at 603-228-5976 ext. 204 or 603-231-1446.

Division III Senior All-Star Classic
On Saturday afternoon the 7th Annual Division III Senior All-Star Game was held at the Laconia Ice Arena. The game featured 26 seniors from nine of the twelve division III schools. Team North was made up of seniors from Berlin, Kennett, Moultonborough-Inter Lakes & Conval High School earned the victory 11-7 over team South made up of players from John Stark-Hopkinton, Souhegan, Belmont-Gilford, Laconia-Winnisquam and Kearsarge.

Senior Anthony LaRusso of Kennett High School earned the game’s MVP honors with a 2 goal-3 assist performance. Other players considered for the honor was Connor Todd also of Kennett (3G 1A), Tim Casey of Moultonborough-Inter Lakes (3 G), Jeff O’Neil of Berlin (3 A), Simon Becka of John Stark-Hopkinton (3 G), Keith Galli of John Stark-Hopkinton (2 G) and Ryan Peterson of Souhegan High School (14 Saves).

The game featured the normal three 15 minute periods as well as a skills competition before each intermission. In the six skills competitions events the teams played to a 3-3 tie. That 3-3 tie was included in the final score. This game was sponsored and hosted by Laconia Ice Arena.

New Hampshire Legends of Hockey
Consistent with its mission of preserving the history of ice hockey, and growing the sport of ice hockey, in New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Legends of Hockey “Legends” supports secondary school hockey by awarding certificates to New Hampshire high school and prep school All-State players and coaches of the year, and sponsors the Annual Senior All-Star Hockey Classic and Make-A-Wish games. The Legends also actively solicits historical, hockey-related artifacts for preservation and display to the general public. Late last year, the Legends launched their new online museum. This museum contains the state’s hockey history and heritage gathered from periodicals, game film, trophies, photos, uniforms, other clothing, etc. The museum is searchable by the number of fields such as team, player, jerseys etc. While there are several hundred photos currently available for viewing new ones will be added on a ongoing basis so be sure to check back frequently.

The New Hampshire Legends of Hockey is a self-governing, non-profit, 501(C)(3) association incorporated with the State of New Hampshire. For more information on the Legends of Hockey, visit their web site at nhlegendsofhockey.com.